Weather in Monterey County

Calculated from weather data of Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	62.0	61.0	59.0	66.0	65.0	60.0
February	64.0	62.0	60.0	70.0	64.0	66.0
March	64.0	64.0	60.0	67.0	64.0	62.0
April	67.0		65.0	69.0	65.0	65.0
May	68.0		66.0	70.0	67.0	72.0
June	72.0		67.0	75.0	71.0	73.0
July	70.0		72.0	71.0	64.0	71.0
August	71.0		75.0	75.0	58.0	76.0
September	75.0		71.0	80.0	73.0	77.0
October	75.0		77.0	70.0	73.0	79.0
November	69.0		70.0	65.0	73.0	69.0
December	63.0		65.0	57.0	60.0	65.0
Average	68.0	62.0	67.0	70.0	66.0	70.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	44.0	44	44	44	43	43
February	43.0	46	40	42	43	42
March	46.0	47	45	46	44	47
April	49.0		48	49	49	50
May	52.0		53	51	51	53
June	55.0		56	55	56	56
July	55.0		57	58	52	55
August	56.0		59	60	46	55
September	57.0		57	60	57	56
October	51.0		53	52	52	53
November	46.0		47	43	50	44
December	44.0		46	40	46	41
Average	49.0	45.0	50.0	50.0	49.0	50.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	6	12	6	18
77 °F or warmer	1	23	45	37	55
68 °F or warmer	9	165	200	155	203
32 °F or colder	1	0	0	0	1

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.7	6	21	0	6	3
February	6.5	13	13	0	4	0
March	7.4	7	10	6	3	7
April	3.4		1	4	1	5
May	2.2		3	0	2	2
June	0.6		1	1	1	0
July	0.2		0	0	0	0
August	0.2		1	0	0	0
September	0.7		1	2	0	0
October	1.0		1	1	1	0
November	3.6		1	4	3	1
December	6.4		7	17	10	2
Average	3.7	8.4	4.3	2.4	2.3	1.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.3	9	10	8	9	8
February	9.7	11	11	9	8	9
March	9.6	9	11	9	10	8
April	9.0		9	10	9	9
May	9.7		9	10	10	10
June	9.6		9	9	10	10
July	9.2		9	10	8	9
August	8.2		8	9	5	9
September	8.7		8	9	8	8
October	8.5		9	7	10	8
November	8.8		11	8	8	8
December	8.8		9	9	10	8
Average	9.2	9.8	9.3	8.8	8.8	8.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SE	SE	SE	SE	S
February	SE	S	SW	NW	W
March	SW	S	W	W	SW
April		W	W	NW	W
May		W	NW	NW	NW
June		NW	NW	NW	NW
July		NW	NW	NW	NW
August		NW	NW	NW	NW
September		NW	NW	NW	NW
October		W	W	W	NW
November		SE	S	SE	W
December		SE	SE	SE	S

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Monterey County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Monterey County?

The warmest month is September with an average temperature of 75 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Monterey County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 62 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Monterey County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 7.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Monterey County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 0.2 %.